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Knapp Farm Lovelands Corscombe Dorchester DT2 0PA

P/FUL/2026/01418Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 8 July 2026

Council decision: Granted

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of Use of Agricultural Barn to cafe (Class E), with external changes (balcony) and hardstanding to be used for associated car parking

Submitted
21 April 2026
Ward
Yetminster Ward
  1. Received21 Apr
  2. Validated21 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Jul

Decided in 78 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Knapp Farm Lovelands Corscombe Dorchester DT2 0PA. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 5 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Yetminster Ward. We hold 2,420 applications in total for the DT2 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DT2 0PA
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Corscombe

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Motivo Alvington Yeovil BA20 2FG

Additional information

Documents
32

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Corscombe Conservation Area 1Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Knapp FarmhouseOn this site · +1 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    30 Oct

    Change of Use of Agricultural Barn to cafe (Class E), with external changes (balcony) and hardstanding to be…

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)P/VOC/2026/06107
  2. 2026
    21 Apr

    Change of Use of Agricultural Barn to cafe (Class E), with external changes (balcony) and hardstanding to be…

    This applicationApprovedFullP/FUL/2026/01418

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